This is the 15610th most frequent German word.
widerlegen
To refute or disprove.
Here, 'widerlegen' means to contradict or refute an argument or claim.
Er konnte die Behauptung des Zeugen widerlegen.
He was able to refute the witness's claim.
In this sentence, 'widerlegen' is used to demonstrate that a hypothesis is disproven through evidence or reasoning.
Die Wissenschaftler haben die Hypothese durch Experimente widerlegt.
The scientists refuted the hypothesis through experiments.
In this case, 'widerlegen' indicates the act of disproving criticism with a strong argument.